BELCO staff recently came to the rescue of a cat which found itself stuck up an electricity pole. The SPCA said the cat appeared to have climbed the pole trying to catch birds.

“To add insult to injury the tables were soon turned when the local bird population started dive bombing the cat whilst it was trapped at the top of the pole,” the SPCA said. “Crows, Kiskadees and even Starlings were seen swooping down and attempting to chase the cat away often only just missing the cowering cat by a whisker.

A BELCO crew quickly arrived and assisted SPCA Inspector Roberts to reach the cat using an elevating platform. The feral cat, which didn’t want to co-operate in its own rescue, initially put up a struggle before being restrained and lowered to ground level. Once released it ran off into the bushes